Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s well being secretary nominee, levied a stunning accusation final week in opposition to the lawmakers who questioned him aggressively throughout his affirmation hearings: That they’re purchased and paid for by “Large Pharma.”
Because the Senate considers Kennedy’s nomination, the speaking level has swept throughout social media. Specifically, the fees have focused two lawmakers usually seen as pharma foes: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Each will vote Tuesday on whether or not to advance Kennedy’s nomination to the total Senate.
“By the way in which, Bernie, the issue of corruption isn’t just within the federal companies, it’s in Congress too,” Kennedy mentioned to Sanders throughout one among his affirmation hearings final week. “Virtually all of the members of this panel, together with your self, are accepting hundreds of thousands of {dollars} from the pharmaceutical business and defending their pursuits.”
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